| Year | Total Insured Participants (in thousands) | In Plans with 10,000+ Participants (in thousands) | In Plans with 5,000-9,999 Participants (in thousands) | In Plans with 1,000-4,999 Participants (in thousands) | In Plans with 250-999 Participants (in thousands) | In Plans with 100-249 Participants | In Plans with 25-99 Participants | In Plans with < 25 Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 95,439 | 349 | 365 | 2,858 | 7,439 | 8,512 | 19,069 | 56,847 |
| 1985 | 112,208 | 354 | 435 | 3,125 | 8,230 | 10,003 | 22,609 | 67,452 |
| 1986 | 111,944 | 379 | 447 | 3,158 | 8,186 | 9,859 | 22,442 | 67,473 |
| 1987 | 111,351 | 411 | 450 | 3,276 | 9,036 | 10,339 | 22,373 | 65,466 |
| 1988 | 108,279 | 412 | 446 | 3,314 | 8,799 | 9,965 | 22,028 | 63,315 |
| 1989 | 101,724 | 427 | 462 | 3,211 | 8,057 | 9,395 | 21,113 | 59,059 |
| 1990 | 91,899 | 458 | 477 | 3,400 | 8,085 | 8,976 | 19,464 | 51,039 |
| 1991 | 82,717 | 495 | 493 | 3,353 | 7,986 | 8,867 | 17,888 | 43,635 |
| 1992 | 71,589 | 505 | 504 | 3,367 | 7,402 | 7,991 | 15,410 | 36,410 |
| 1993 | 63,778 | 504 | 517 | 3,336 | 7,064 | 7,358 | 14,392 | 30,607 |
| 1994 | 57,010 | 524 | 553 | 3,361 | 6,682 | 6,941 | 13,100 | 25,849 |
| 1995 | 53,589 | 528 | 559 | 3,308 | 6,743 | 6,850 | 11,674 | 23,927 |
| 1996 | 48,748 | 531 | 556 | 3,280 | 6,217 | 6,225 | 10,931 | 21,008 |
| 1997 | 43,902 | 563 | 550 | 3,199 | 5,962 | 5,734 | 9,822 | 18,072 |
| 1998 | 41,462 | 570 | 565 | 3,139 | 5,693 | 5,255 | 8,788 | 17,452 |
| 1999 | 37,536 | 603 | 555 | 2,933 | 5,271 | 4,803 | 7,779 | 15,592 |
| 2000 | 35,373 | 621 | 531 | 2,875 | 5,056 | 4,536 | 7,150 | 14,604 |
| 2001 | 32,954 | 644 | 522 | 2,787 | 4,757 | 4,154 | 6,335 | 13,755 |
| 2002 | 31,229 | 632 | 505 | 2,671 | 4,461 | 3,742 | 5,875 | 13,343 |
| 20032 | 29,512 | 624 | 509 | 2,567 | 4,174 | 3,544 | 5,471 | 12,623 |
Source: PBGC Premium Filings, various years.
2003 figures are estimates from PBGC internal calculations. 2002 estimates reported
last year have been updated to reflect actual premium filings.